On 19 May 2009 it was announced that Arsenal had not decided to extend Fonte's three-year contract, and the player returned to Sporting.
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In 2006 he signed a three-year contract with Arsenal, with a clause stating he was to return to his previous club if the English side did not extend the contract beyond the original period.
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